Today in class, George and I lost some water in our fish tank. We added more distilled water to keep pH levels down. We checked our pH levels again after adding water, but we were still high, close to 8.5.
Dr. Brusic brought in a new, more accurate type of pH, ammonia, and nitrate tester. We decided to test our pH and ammonia levels to make sure our system would work properly. When we checked the pH with the new tests, it was much lower than we expected at about 7.4. Our ammonia levels were at 1.0, which can harm the fish, so we added an ammonia neutralizer to deal with that. Maybe our plants will start to grow more easily now!